I’m not sure if this works for or against the theory, but it’s not terribly uncommon for activists to take parameters generally thought of as discrete and reconceptualize them as continuous: for example, by pointing out the existence of intersexed individuals or bringing up the Kinsey scale. Doesn’t seem to happen quite as much for race, but I’ve seen it occasionally: the paper bag test sometimes seems to refer to one version, for example.
A test that I would likely pass in February but not in September. (Also, what part of your skin do they compare with the bag? The back of my hand is darker than the palm...
I’m not sure if this works for or against the theory, but it’s not terribly uncommon for activists to take parameters generally thought of as discrete and reconceptualize them as continuous: for example, by pointing out the existence of intersexed individuals or bringing up the Kinsey scale. Doesn’t seem to happen quite as much for race, but I’ve seen it occasionally: the paper bag test sometimes seems to refer to one version, for example.
A test that I would likely pass in February but not in September. (Also, what part of your skin do they compare with the bag? The back of my hand is darker than the palm...